Shadow Empire

Chapter 911 Aid and the Failure of the First Popular Movement
Inside the presidential palace, Diego stood at the window looking at the groups of soldiers in the square. His expression did not improve much after the riots stopped.

Any dictator is essentially a face-saving creature.

Because they have relatively absolute power, no one dares to offend them.

Their threshold for being offended is very low.

It's like a person who doesn't like being joked about. Maybe you are just playing a joke on him, but it is enough to make him angry and lose his mind!

Diego also didn't like being played a joke on, in such a way that it slapped him in the face.

What will people think?
What will other members of the Asian Union think?
There is no doubt that the entire Asian Alliance now knows about it, because the President of the Czech Republic just called him and asked him what happened and whether he needed his help.

This made his face hot and red!

It is not as good as the Republic of Jede in any aspect, but at least it can maintain the dignity of a ruler.

Now even the ruler can't maintain his dignity. Some people actually tried to riot in Zhuolan and made a mess of his capital.

When he thought about how those people were laughing at him, his head started to ache.

He held his forehead and took a painkiller.

He didn't know that the pain in his head was due to high blood pressure.

His body shape causes him to suffer from severe diabetes and high blood pressure. These diseases are already at a critical point and would erupt completely with just a little bit of stimulation.

"kill!"

"Kill him hard!"

"Make these untouchables regret what they have done!"

He turned around and looked at everyone here, and the voice that came out from between his teeth was as chilly as winter rain.

The Minister of Defense asked quietly, "It is said that there were tens of thousands of people pouring into the city. Were they all killed?"

Diego was so angry that his teeth itched, "Kill them all!"

This is obviously not the right choice. Killing rioters in large numbers at this time may lead to more unpredictable consequences.

"I heard that there are more than 100,000 refugees outside the city, and more are gathering here."

"We need to be cautious about the fact that killing is easy. Soldiers can solve the problem by shooting. However, the series of impacts brought about by killing are difficult to control."

"The refugees outside the city will fall into complete despair."

The Minister of Defense is a man in his sixties with some gray hair, but he looks very energetic.

With plenty of food, chicken, fish, meat and eggs to eat, and enjoying the best medical care in the country, he was certainly in high spirits.

Wealth and power determine everything, including health and mental state.

His body shape was in stark contrast to Diego's, and Diego didn't look very happy when he looked at him because his thoughts were blocked.

Perhaps sensing Diego's unfriendly gaze, the Minister of Defense said with a smile, "Unless you want to force those people outside the city to go to extremes."

He placed one hand on the table in front of him, playing with the pen in his hand, and then leaned back, a defensive posture.

"Lapa has a population of 12 million, and Zolan has less than a million."

"Maybe they concealed some of the population, and there will always be some people coming here to try their luck, even if there are a million or more people here."

"We have to face the remaining population of more than 10 million!"

"If these people start making trouble too, Diego, do you think we can kill them all?"

This question made many ministers nod their heads, as this sentence hit the key point.

Killing is easy, but the consequences of killing are not so easy to solve.

It was hard to tell whether Diego's little black face was red with anger, but he was definitely angry now.

He walked back and forth a few steps, "So what do you say we should do?"

"Let them go?"

The Minister of Defense knew that Diego had made concessions, and he was not a stubborn person who would force Diego to follow his ideas.

They have worked with Diego for so many years that they have already figured out the personality and temper of this little black fat guy.

As long as they don't have to confront him, they can still convince Diego with their status, position and ability.

"We have to kill some of them. They have caused so many tragedies and made the city a mess."

"But we can only kill a group of leaders, and those whose bodies are searched for food or wealth."

"We have reason to execute them. They have wealth that does not belong to them."

"But we should not do anything to those who can't be plundered of wealth or food."

"And this group of people is mainly composed of the elderly, women and children."

"To some extent, they are also the hope of others."

"It's much better to keep them than to kill them!"

"You have a wife and children to feed, and elderly people to take care of, so you don't do something desperately."

"We are now discussing how to stabilize the country, not make it worse!"

Diego looked at him for a while, then returned to the conference table and sat down, saying sullenly, "So what do you say we should do?"

The ministers looked at each other and smiles appeared on their faces.

To many people, Diego is a complete bastard president, irritable and bad-tempered, but to these people, he is actually not such a bad guy.

"We first need to publicly execute those leaders I just mentioned..."

While they were meeting, the President of the Republic of Czechoslovakia was also chatting with two ministers of Czechoslovakia.

The Minister of Agriculture, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The President of the Czech Republic is a "middle-aged man" in his fifties.

This may be a bit of an exaggeration. In this world, people over 40 are considered old, let alone 50.

However, in terms of politics, people in their fifties are actually in the prime of life.

Energy, experience, thinking ability, all aspects are at their peak, it is the most prosperous time.

The President of the Czech Republic studied in the Federation. He received education in the Federation and lived there for a period of time.

It was not until he was fired from his second job, at the age of 26, that he returned to the Czech Republic and inherited his family business.

In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed. The education and everything he received in the Federation have become the foundation for the Republic of Jede to become stronger. In fact, in a way, he is not like the traditional ruler of Yalan at all.

Some people say that he is digging into his own roots, for example, by allowing more civilians to enter government departments, and some say that he is promoting the expansion and growth of capital.

The Republic of Czechoslovakia became the most powerful country in Asia, which became the ironclad proof that he was not a reckless president.

It was also his decision to promote the establishment of the Asian Union.

"...There are now more than 100,000 people staying outside Zhuolan. No one knows what Diego will do next."

The Minister of Foreign Affairs briefly briefed the Minister of Agriculture on what had happened. The Minister of Agriculture had only heard some of the events and was not aware of many of the details.

When he heard these details, there was a look of shock on his face, and also some...anger.

"Diego is a fool!" He said this with emphasis, "There wasn't enough food to begin with, why did he sell it to the federals?"

"Just because the federals paid a little more money?"

"This stupid pig!"

Under the influence of the Great President, people are well aware that the Federation is not a friendly neighbor, so the top leaders of the entire Republic of Jede are very reluctant to have too much contact with the Federation.

But now the Federation is too powerful, and they have no choice but to engage with it, so they can only try their best to deal with it.

The federal government and some private companies have placed orders with them to purchase their food.

However, the President did not sell a single grain of wheat, but instead imported some grain.

This year, the Czech Republic will not only not lack food, but will even have some surplus.

Lapa is a typical negative case, but they don’t find it strange. Given the greed and stupidity of Diego and the ruling group, they might make such a decision.

In fact, it is not just Lapa that is selling food, other countries are also selling it, after all, the price given by the federal government is too high!
After the Agriculture Minister cursed for a while, the President asked, "How much food can we give out now?"

"Without affecting our own food consumption."

The Minister of Agriculture seemed to realize something. He quickly calculated, "About five million tons of wheat and wheat flour."

The president nodded after hearing this and said, "If we take out 500,000 tons, it shouldn't have any impact on the country, right?"

The Minister of Agriculture shook his head and said, "We don't have any pressure in this regard." He paused for two seconds and asked, "Do we need to support them?"

“Maybe they’ll sell it after they get the food!”

The president smiled and waved his hand, "Don't worry, these are not given to him for free, but sold to him."

"The Asian Union has just been established. If things get chaotic now, it will not be a good thing for us."

"The federal government is clearly behind this. I'm not sure what the federal government wants to do, and what they have in mind for Lapa."

"But I know something!"

"As long as we prevent the federal government from doing what they want to do, it's a good thing for us."

"Don't let them succeed!"

The president's tone was very firm. It was obvious that he would not allow others to change his plan. Then he looked at the Minister of Foreign Affairs and said, "Please contact Diego about this matter. I really don't want to deal with this idiot."

"I'm afraid I'll be fooled by him!"

As he said this he couldn't help laughing, and the two ministers also laughed.

He stopped laughing and said, “Rapa is in trouble now, but it may also be an opportunity for us.”

“Instead of letting Diego give those important resources and talents to the Federation, why not let them hand them over to us!”

The Foreign Minister shook his head. “He won’t agree to it easily.”

The president didn't care at all, "Then give them a price they can't refuse!"

"This batch of food is part of it. See how we can negotiate and see if there are any things or talents we need."

"If there are any, colleagues who delivered the food, please bring these things back."

The Foreign Minister naturally would not object and had no opinion, as he knew that the decision was correct.

However, he still wanted to remind his great president, "If you do this, it may make the federal people unhappy."

The president pouted and spread his hands, "Who cares?"

"Only when we become stronger can they have the ability to resist risks."

Soon the discussion among the three ended and the two ministers left, but the president did not feel much relieved.

He knew very well that the federals had already made their move, and time had become more important and more tense for him!
These damn Federals!

The next morning, a large number of rioters were brought to the city square of Zhuolan for public execution.

Early in the morning, people were riding bicycles around the city making announcements, and there were also some loud speakers and other things.

Public executions have always been an important means for the ruling class to intimidate the lower classes. When people see their peers being killed in front of them for doing something wrong, they will feel a sense of fear.

Fear of things that are not allowed to be done and fear of the ruling class.

These publicity played a great role, attracting many citizens to watch early in the morning.

Lapa's Minister of Justice read out the charges against these people through a loud speaker, but the citizens who came to watch the public execution had no sympathy for them.

Because during the riots that lasted for several hours yesterday, the ones who suffered the most were these civilians and the middle class.

The rich, the privileged, the ruling class, nothing happens to them.

This was a failed "protest" because it did not play the role it was supposed to play.

In the crowd, Pedro watched everything that happened and sighed silently.

This is actually a very good thing. With a little guidance, it may bring some changes to this country.

But these greedy fools driven by desire turned a good start into a mess!

As the Minister of Justice finished reading out the charges against these people, the execution officially began.

Diego and the ministers made a certain degree of compromise on this matter. He agreed to kill fewer people, but requested that they not be executed by shooting or lassoing, as that would be too easy for these people.

Therefore, today's execution will adopt a more primitive method - beheading!
The rioters were sent to the guillotine one by one, and their heads rolled all over the ground.

Every time the gate knife was lowered, uniform shouts would be heard in the square and the smell of blood would rise to the sky.

Crows and bluebirds (a type of vulture) were circling in the sky, attracted down from the surrounding areas by the smell of blood.

There were citizens on the ground who were venting their emotions in a frenzy of mass madness, executioners standing on the execution platform waving whips, and birds representing doom circling in the sky, forming a grotesque yet harmonious picture!

There are many reporters at the scene. They are faithfully recording everything that happens here and then sending it to the federation to let the federal people know the barbarity of the people here!
(End of this chapter)